by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)
Blätterfall See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Leise, windverwehte Lieder, Mögt ihr fallen in den Sand! Blätter seid ihr eines Baumes, Welcher nie in Blüthe stand. Welke, windverwehte Blätter, Boten naher Wintersruh, Fallet sacht! . . . ihr deckt die Gräber Mancher todten Hoffnung zu.
Composition:
- Set to music by Richard Poebing (1851 - 1918), "Blätterfall ", op. 8 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], München, Schmid Nachf.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Blätterfall", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fall of leaves", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-24
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Word count: 40